One ad for Montecristo Platinum says this is one sexy cigar. We agree. The Montecristo Platinum is all about pleasure and satisfaction. This medium bodied smoke by the makers of one of the finest brands in the world will quickly become one of your favorite luxury cigars. The wrapper is a rich San Andres Mexican Cubano, and binder and fillers are Dominican, Nicaraguan and Peruvian. Rated 92 and one of the Best Cigars of the Year by Cigar Aficionado.

Cigar Shape

Robusto

The Robusto is a short Churchill size, traditionally 5 to 5.5 inches by a 50 ring gauge.

Cigar Length

5"

This cigar is 5 inches long, or 127 mm.

Origin

Dominican Republic

Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.The Dominican Republic is the world's first producer of cigars. Most factories are located in Santiago, in the center of the island, and in close proximity to the tobacco fields grown in the fertile Cibao Valley. While tobacco and cigars have always traditionally been produced in the Dominican Republic, many Cuban cigar makers established in the Dominican Republic after the Cuban communist revolution, elevating the quality of Dominican cigars.

Cigar Ring Gauge

50

The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 50, so his diameter is 50/64 inches or 19.81 mm.

Strength

Full

Wrapper Color

Natural

Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.Natural wrapper, also known as Colorado Claro, is light brown in color.

Single Packaging

Aluminum Tube

Rolling Type

Handmade

Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.

Cigar Manufacturer

Altadis USA

Altadis U.S.A. is one of the world's largest cigar manufacturers with over 5,000 employees. They have been making cigars since 1918 with factories in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Florida and Richmond, Virginia.

Cigar Wrapper

Mexican

The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.Mexican tobacco is very dark and the best leaves can be used as maduro wrappers. In San Andres de Tuxtla (in the state of Vera Cruz), there is a very interesting production of Sumatra seed wrappers. Dark air cured tobaccos are produced in Mexico, mainly in Vera Cruz and Tampico provinces, on the East Coast along the Gulf. There is also some production in Yucatan. Mexico's volcanic soil yields tobacco that is spicy and earthy, with a very distinctive flavor.

Cigar Binder

Nicaragua

The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.

Cigar Filler

Dominican Republic

Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

Nicaragua

Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

Peru

Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.